Nikon D300 vs D700 or Nikon D3 vs D700! Which one is better?
Posted by: admin in UncategorizedNikon D300 vs D700 ... Nikon D700 vs D3
Tima is running and again, we have the same question however in newer jacket. Which one is better? We are not going to talk about Canon D5. Now it is good time to decide if the older model is
good enough to buy or not since the price of the older one will go down very soon. Same story again. :)
Why to buy Nikon D300 now?
Maybe we wanna the best of the best and we want it now. However we should think about the older version Nikon D200 because its price is going down and it could be enough for our needs. Lets have a look on both and try to find difference. I know D200 nowdays is gonne... so D300 is simply best gear to everyone who needs profesional build body. Everyone else should also think about lower models such us Nikon D90 and latest Nikon D7000. Why? They have some easy-to-use features, they are much lighter and result and not that far away. And do not forget about price tag!
Nikon D300 Key Features
These ones you can on Nikon D700 as well however...
- 12.3 megapixel CMOS senso (dx format -> crop 1.5x)
- Self-cleaning sensor (vibration agains dust)
- 3.0" LCD monitor (0.9Mpx), can be used as viewfinder!
- Really fast operation (powerup 13 ms, shutter lag 45 ms, blackout 100 ms)
- Improved autofocus (AF): 51 points, tracking by color, auto-focus calibration up to 20 separate settings by lens
- 6 fps (frame per second - machine gun mode)
- you keeping your DX lens collection :)
- And more...
There is much more I just tried to find the most important features which makes Nikon D700 unique now and especially when we are going to comparte that to Nikon D300.
Nikon D300 vs. D700 main differences
Lets have a look on our difference sheet
| Nikon D300 | Nikon D700 | Nikon D80 | Nikon D40x | Nikon D3 | |
| Sensor (Megapixels) |
12.3 Mpx CMOS | 10 Mpx CCD | 10 Mpx CCD | 10 Mpx CCD | 6 Mpx CCD |
| exposure metering | 1005 seg. RGB (2. generation) |
1005 seg. RGB (2. generation) |
420 seg. RGB (2. generation) |
420 seg. RGB (2. generation) |
420 seg. RGB (2. generation) |
| Shutter time max. time of shutter |
1/8000 | 1/8000 | 1/4000 | 1/4000 | 1/4000 |
| Continuous shooting machinegun mode (frames per second) |
6 fps, up to 8 fps with grip |
5 fps | 3 fps | 3 fps | 2.6 fps |
| Flash X-sync max. time that can be used with flash | 1/250, up to 1/320 with reduced GN (flash power) |
1/250 | 1/200 | 1/200 | 1/200 |
| Sensitivity - ISO | 100-1600 (6400) | 100-1600 (3200) | 100-1600 (3200) | 100-3200 | 200-3200 |
| live viewLCD as a viewfinder | Y | N | N | N | N |
| Built-in flash power speedlight, GN ISO 200 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
| Battery power | 1500 mAh | 1500 mAh | 1500 mAh | 1000 mAh | 1000 mAh |
| Storage type | CF (UDMA) | CF | SD+SDHC | SD+SDHC | SD+SDHC |
| AF lock / no. focus points | Y/51 | Y/11 | Y/11 | N/3 | N/3 |
| Command dials | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| AF mode control switch | Y | Y | N | N | N |
| Depth of field preview button | Y | Y | Y | N | N |
| Remote cord connector | Y | Y | N | N | |
| Wireless Remote Control | N | N | Y | Y | Y |
| 2. status LCD | Y | Y | Y | N | N |
| Buitt-in flash commander / no. chanels | Y/2 | Y/2 | Y/2 | N | N |
| Non AF-S lens compatibility Old lens full suport |
Y | Y | Y | N | N |
Nikon D700
Well... in my opiniom "just" fullframe version of D700. Smallest full frame camera from Nikon now days. If you have an ambitious for full frame... or you want to change almost all lenses you have. D700 is the rigth choice. Why not D3? Simply D3 is very heavy... even withou flash built in. :) I think D3s is to serious for most of the people. Its like 5D vs 1Ds... people often take 5D because they dont like builky stuff.
Nikon D3
The Nikon D3 is the only Nikon pro camera nowdays. It is the biggest, bulkiest, fastest, heaviest, toughest, most expensive with the fattest and longest lasting battery. Newier version is called D3s, as always. I have to admit, after a years... this is a great camera. Not for everyone, however for pros... finally some clear alternative to Canon EOS 1 Ds mark III and for much better price. The D3 is the camera to get for action and sports. Its AF system is superb extra fast. You no longer have to pick and chose AF sensors, or have to focus, lock and recompose. When you set it up as I do, you just compose and fire, and everything comes out perfectly. The frame rate of 9 FPS is the easy part, however not fastest nowdays.
Well... what do you think about new D300?
July 8th, 2010 at 4:04 am
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